surveillance
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"They're typically used for detecting mines or surveillance, but the Navy is still experimenting with the fleet in the strait to see what it can do."
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The company invited TV crews to come to its New York headquarters so it could show off its surveillance and enforcement systems, and it launched an ad campaign that focused on banning insider trading.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
A VPN also adds a layer of protection against government surveillance by both encrypting internet traffic and routing it through secure servers, often located in different countries.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
The Bureau of Street Lighting, with 177 employees and a relatively modest budget of $49.4 million, would seem an unlikely player in the broader debate over police surveillance.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Between airport security, government surveillance, and tourists taking vacation snaps, you were bound to have your picture taken multiple times.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
Vocabulary lists containing surveillance
John F. Kennedy's Address to the American People on the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
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